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Holding Costs

The ongoing expenses associated with maintaining domain ownership, primarily annual renewal fees. Smart domain investors factor holding costs into their ROI calculations. A domain that costs $10/year to renew needs to generate or appreciate in value by at least that amount to remain worthwhile in a portfolio.

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Drop

"Drop" refers to the process when a domain name registration expires and is not renewed by the original owner, thus becoming available for registration by others. Here's a breakdown of the pro...

Make an Offer

Make an Offer refers to the process where a potential buyer proposes a price they are willing to pay for a specific domain name. This is typically done when the domain name is listed for sale but w...

TTL

Time To Live - a DNS setting that specifies how long (in seconds) a DNS record should be cached by resolvers before requesting an update.

SEO

Search Engine Optimization

Reverse Hijacking

Reverse Hijacking (also known as reverse domain name hijacking or RDNH) refers to an unethical and unjust action where a trademark owner attempts to secure a domain name by making false cybersquatt...

Reverse Auctions

A "Reverse Auction" is a type of auction where the roles of buyer and seller are reversed. In a traditional auction, multiple buyers bid for a single item which is owned by a seller. The price ty...